Hayes, Rachel, Paloma and Anika explore the world
A Rice Krispies Poem.
On my tongue, you dance.
A little party, I’m in a trance.
You snap when I crunch.
Crackle when I pop.
You snap, crackle, pop.
I love you with milk.
But also on your own.
In my bowl.
You have a home.
My spoon goes down.
Up, up, down.
And you snap, crackle, pop.
You are so simple.
Yet yummy as well.
In my tummy
You pop and swell.
My spoon comes up.
Once again.
And you snap, crackle, pop.
You crunch into the sweet, crispy exterior of the delicate dough. You are suddenly greeted with the soft, bready interior, as well as the crunchy, sweet and salty top. This gives you an urge to take another bite. As you take your second bite, you start to taste the flavors more intensely until you know exactly what the flavors are. But wait! Is it what you were thinking? You have to take another bite to confirm. And another. And just one more. Yep. It is the sweet, comforting, maple flavor combined into the salty bacon, balancing out the sweetness of the maple syrup on the donut — all captured in that 1’’ x 1’’ piece of fried sweet bread. The sweet maple bacon donut madness from Pip’s donuts in Portland Oregon is enough to make you turn around in your car, drive back, and grab a few more.
Through out this trip I’ve had many treats. But only some of them made the top chart.(If any of them are tied, they will have the same number.)
As the icey cool sorbet was hitting your tongue, your whole body lightened. The chamomile complimented the peach magnificently. The peaches very frozen and then blended with chamomile tea.
Overall rating- 3 stars
The scenery of cacti and succulents everywhere greets you as you sit down at the straw and granite tables in matching chairs. The cool wind blows on your face pleasantly as you take your first bit of turkey. It lands on your mouth delicately as you chomp through the crispy skin, down to the tender spatchcocked meat, and finally into the polenta mushroom stuffing, which you can get all on its own delicately placed on your plate. As you move on from the turkey and stuffing, your eyes immediately fall on the green chards and carmelized sweet onions. As they touch your tongue, the soft greens veer you from everything else, and as soon as that pleasure begins, the sweet yet still sharp onions bring you back gradually into reality. They prepare you for the sweet, starchy yet creamy whitish golden sweet potatoes. In the same dish bright orange yams dissolve pleasantly on your tongue and as they go down. They end your whole meal perfectly, but as you decide you are happily full, a delectable pumpkin smell drifts through your body, and you change the status of your happily full belly. It now has just the right amount of room for a nice big slice of pumpkin pie with vanilla ice cream. As soon as the pumpkin pie hits your tongue, you are in a completely different atmosphere. The cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cloves complement the pumpkin custard very nicely. This pumpkin pie is the creamiest you can find. Rich with half and half and a touch of molasses it leaves just the right feeling in your mouth afterwards.
Overall Rating – 4 stars
If you like sticky caramel
this is the caramel for you!
If you manage to get the caramel
off the caramel colored wax paper,
the clove flavor will immediately
coat your mouth in a spicy, pleasant taste.
Although the caramel sticks
to the paper it does not
stick to your mouth
at all.
It is very smooth and silky,
which contrasts well with the sweetness,
although the sweetness overpowers
everything else on your palate.
A little bit too much.
Overall rating- 2.5 stars
yogurt! we made it. we started with a bit of leftover greek yogurt from Evvia, our favorite Palo Alto restaurant. Our home made yogurt tastes *almost* as good as theirs. We had it for breakfast.
Welcome to Anika Around The World!